"Mr. Yan, wait!"
Yan Rufeng hovered in mid-air and turned around.
"City Lord Murong, do you have any other business?"
Murong Yunhai cupped his hands and said, "Mr. Yan, this old man boldly invites you to my humble abode. Would you be willing?"
Yan Rufeng showed a slight smile.
"With City Lord Murong’s kind invitation, how could I refuse?"
"Haha..."
Murong Yunhai laughed heartily, "Open the city gates and welcome Mr. Yan into the city..."
The eight guards, upon hearing this, hastily got to work.
The city gates opened wide, and Yan Rufeng walked side by side with Murong Yunhai. The eight guards who narrowly escaped death bowed their heads in respect to Yan Rufeng, feeling a deep sense of awe.
After Yan Rufeng entered the city, one of the guards patted his chest and let out a long breath.
"That was so damn close, I almost lost my life!"
"Phew."
Another guard exclaimed, "Young Master Yan’s cultivation is not as high as ours, yet he was the first one to make our Lord City Lord personally welcome him."
"Sigh!"
Another guard sighed, "Brothers, in the future, when collecting entrance fees, we need to be more cautious."
"Indeed!"
One of them added, "If we encounter someone who refuses to pay the entrance fee, we should ask calmly and report it, to avoid unnecessary risks..."
In Taikang City, after Yan Rufeng’s incident, Murong Yunhai, as the City Lord, realized that there were still areas to improve. While Yan Rufeng was on his way to the City Lord Mansion, he sent a Communication Jade Scroll to his lieutenant to rectify the entire city.
In the City Lord Mansion, Xu Jiaojiao was growing impatient.
"Who knows if that old scoundrel Murong managed to settle things, it’s been so long, and he hasn’t come over yet..."
"My beautiful lady, see whom I’ve brought for you?"
Murong Yunhai’s voice echoed in the hall.
Xu Jiaojiao sneered, "With your charm, who could you have brought? Another sister perhaps!"
"Haha..."
After a bout of laughter, Murong Yunhai led Yan Rufeng to Xu Jiaojiao.
"Jiaojiao, let me introduce you. This is Mr. Yan, Yan Rufeng."
Xu Jiaojiao arrogantly lifted her head, glancing at Yan Rufeng and thought, "That old scoundrel brought this kid in the Transcendance Tribulation Stage here, what’s the point?"
"Oh!"
Xu Jiaojiao smiled alluringly and approached Yan Rufeng.
"I wonder what extraordinary qualities Young Master Yan has to make our Lord City Lord personally greet you?"
Murong Yunhai gave an awkward smile.
"Mr. Yan, please don’t mind. My wife was a bit rude."
"Heh!"
Yan Rufeng chuckled.
"I, Yan Rufeng, came here mainly to sell some items for Spirit Stones. I don’t mind what Lady Murong said. City Lord, there’s no need to explain further."
Yan Rufeng never directly looked at Xu Jiaojiao, making her annoyed. She swayed her body and smiled sweetly.
"Hehe!"
"Young Master Yan said you have items for sale. I wonder what you have?"
Murong Yunhai pulled Xu Jiaojiao aside and whispered, "Jiaojiao, Mr. Yan is the one who sold 100 Level 9 Magical Beasts outside the city gate in one go."
"What?"
Xu Jiaojiao covered her mouth.
She then grabbed Murong Yunhai’s ear, furious, "You scoundrel, why didn’t you tell me earlier that he’s that young man?"
"Ouch, ouch."
Murong Yunhai grimaced.
"Beauty, it hurts, it hurts!"
Xu Jiaojiao’s expression changed, and she smiled gracefully, twisting her waist as she elegantly walked toward Yan Rufeng.
"Young Master Yan!"
Hearing Xu Jiaojiao’s call, Yan Rufeng shivered, his skin crawling.
"Lady Murong, speak your mind!"
"Hehe!"
Xu Jiaojiao covered her face and laughed, "Young Master Yan, I’m not Lady Murong."
"Then you are?"
Xu Jiaojiao took out a white handkerchief and half-covered her face, "I am Xu Jiaojiao, the manager of the Cangmang Trading House here in Taikang City, and also the real owner!"
Yan Rufeng smiled slightly.
"So it’s Boss Xu, my apologies!"
"Haha..."
Murong Yunhai laughed heartily, "Mr. Yan, didn’t you say you have items for sale? What treasures do you have?"
Yan Rufeng smiled and remained silent, his Divine Sense spread out, a flash of white light appeared, and a Seven-star Fushen glowing white floated in front of Xu Jiaojiao.
"Wow!"
"Seven-star Fushen!"
Yan Rufeng said lightly, "Yes, it’s a Seven-star Fushen. I wonder what price Boss Xu can offer?"
"Hehe..."
Xu Jiaojiao said charmingly, "Young Master Yan, talking about money hurts feelings."
Yan Rufeng smiled faintly, "Boss Xu, what do you mean?"
"Haha~"
Xu Jiaojiao laughed brilliantly, "Young Master Yan, call me sister first, then I’ll tell you."
"Jiaojiao, that’s enough!"
Murong Yunhai’s face turned serious.
"Tch."
Xu Jiaojiao’s expression changed, becoming serious.
"The market price for a Seven-star Fushen is around 4 million top-grade spiritual stones, Young Master Yan. If you want to sell it, I’ll offer you 3.8 million top-grade spiritual stones. What do you think?"
"Hehe!"
Yan Rufeng sneered.
"What, brother, you’re not satisfied with the price?"
Xu Jiaojiao blinked, her eyes flashing an unusual light.
Yan Rufeng straightened up, one hand behind his back, and said, "Boss Xu, if I’m not mistaken, the market only has four-leaf and five-leaf Fushen. Even Six-star Fushen is rare. With your price for a Seven-star Fushen, to be honest, I’m not satisfied!"
"Hehe!"
Xu Jiaojiao sneered, "Brother, then what do you think is appropriate?"
Yan Rufeng didn’t hesitate.
"Boss Xu, give your highest price. If I find it acceptable, I’ll sell you a Level 10 Spiritual Beast."
"One won’t do?"
Murong Yunhai suddenly chimed in.
Yan Rufeng said lightly, "Then two."
"That still won’t do."
Murong Yunhai shook his head.
Yan Rufeng smiled, "City Lord Murong, how about five? I can’t offer more."
Murong Yunhai gave a wry smile to Xu Jiaojiao.
"That’s more like it."
"Hehe."
Xu Jiaojiao said charmingly, "Brother is quite impressive. In that case, I’ll give you the actual price."
Yan Rufeng smiled gentlemanly.
"Please go ahead!"
Xu Jiaojiao said, "Five Level 10 Demon Beasts plus a Seven-star Fushen. I’ll give you 33 million top-grade spiritual stones. How does that sound?"
Yan Rufeng smiled with satisfaction, thinking to himself, "Just outside the city, one Level 10 Demon Beast was auctioned for 4.5 million top-grade spiritual stones. Even if the Seven-star Fushen is rare, it can’t be worth that much more. It seems Xu Jiaojiao and her Cangmang Trading House must have connections with Dragon Origin Star. City Lord Mansion was the right choice..."